State of the Climate Report for Australia

The State of the Climate Report for Australia was released on November 23, 2022. It is a biennial report released by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Bureau of Meteorology. It provides ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Warming Arctic Ocean Increasing Snowfall in Siberia

A new study found that climate change-induced impacts in the Arctic Ocean are increasing snow cover in several parts of northern Eurasia over the last decades. What are the key findings of the study? Several parts of northern Eurasia are ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Panantza-San Carlos Mining Project

The Ecuadorian Constitutional Court had halted the Panantza-San Carlos mining project in a ruling that favored an indigenous community’s rights to choose which activities can happen on their territories. About Panantza-San Carlos mining project The Panantza-San Carlos copper mining project ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

India has decided to send a utility helicopter unit to the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Bangladesh and Pakistan will each send an armed helicopter unit to this operation. What is MINUSMA? The Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

What is Project 22220?

Russia recently launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker named Yakutia at Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. It is the fourth icebreaker to be developed under Project 22220. About Project 22220 Project 22220 is a series of nuclear-powered icebreakers developed by Russia. This ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Banking, Finance & Economy Current Affairs Quiz – November 25, 2022

1. Recently, a circular was released by which of the following organizations regarding the computation of the LCR? [A] RBI[B] NABARD[C] SIDBI[D] SEBI Show Answer Correct Answer: A [RBI] Notes:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that overnight balances under ..

Third Global High-Level Conference on Anti-Microbial Resistance

The 3rd Global High-Level Conference on Anti-Microbial Resistance is being organized in Muscat, Oman from November 24 to 25 this year. What is the 3rd Global High-Level Conference on Anti-Microbial Resistance? The 3rd Global High-Level Conference on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

Daily Current Affairs Quiz : November 25, 2022

1. Which is the first state to create the role of Director General of Audit? [A] Odisha[B] Tamil Nadu[C] Kerala[D] Rajasthan Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu] Notes:Tamil Nadu is the first State to create the role of Director ..

Leith’s Softshell Turtle

India’s proposal to increase the protection of Leith’s softshell turtle was approved at the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Kuki-Chin Bangladeshi Refugee Issue

The on-going conflict between Bangladeshi security forces and the Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) triggered an influx of refugees from the Kuki-Chin community to the Indian state of Mizoram. Who is Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA)? The Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) is ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs